The Volcano Tour kicked off with some unexpected setbacks but no shortage of adventure.
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Cascade Volcano Ski Tour – Seven Volcanoes in Nine Days
A ski touring road trip through the Cascades, from California to Washington
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In This Week’s Issue: Shaking Up the Status Quo
It is so easy to romanticize that winters were piled higher with snow when I was a kid, and that winter then was more, well, winter. Sadly, though, the data does back up these perceptions. The world is getting warmer—and, one of my favorite winter activities, skiing, seems to be becoming an endangered activity. For […]
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Too Bad We Can’t Ski on Tears
Nordic ski season is pretty thin for high school racers again this year
“I think it’s obvious to all of us who are skiers and have skied in Central Oregon for a while that there is a change in the weather patterns,” says Matt Fox, who helps coach the Mountain View High School Nordic team. Every Wednesday for the junior racers is an “on snow” day, and so […]
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Gift Guide: The Adventurer
Burly Gifts for Adventurous Souls
There is an irony that shopping for those guys and gals in your life who are the biggest adventurers doesn’t require traveling much distance. Along a few-block stretch on Century Drive, there are three prime stops to completely equip a Sir Edmund Hillary expedition—or, to do even better. From high-tech compasses to high-end safety gear, […]
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Instead of Backcountry.com, try WebCyclery/WebSki
550 SW Industrial Way 150
By Phil Busse WebCyclery is an anomaly. It began in 1997, during the nascent days of online shopping. Amazon was only four years old and other (no longer existent) companies like 800.com were booming with the then-novel idea that everything could be sold online—even something as fitted and individualized as shoes or bikes or skis. […]
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Mt. Bachelor to Open Monday
We just received word from Mt. Bachelor that the resort plans to (partially) open on Monday, Nov. 24! That’s only FOUR days away! Weeeeeeeeeee!
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Don’t Call It A Comeback
After a lousy snow year, Hoodoo looks forward
Last year was a tough one for skiers—and even worse for ski resorts that simply don’t have the luxury of chasing snow. (Um, duh, they are mountains and sort of rooted where they are.). Hoodoo, one of Oregon’s first ski resorts, was hit as hard as anyone. But, Hoodoo Ski Area has a history of […]
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The Snowriders Guide
Just one flake and we’re already thinking skiing!
Ski movies and snowboard photography offer a window into an entire culture. But what about the men and women behind the lenses? The ones who also are schlepping up steep mountain faces and carrying pounds of equipment to score those dream shots? In this week’s Snowriders Guide, we profile a couple local behind-the-scene photographers and […]
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Mt. Bachelor Announces Season Pass Pricing and Pass-holder Perks
With temps in the 90s and the river still packed with tubers squeezing the last drops out of summer, it’s hard to think about ski and snowboard season. But we’ll be checking snow reports before we know it. And with Mt. Bachelor season passes going on sale in September (and getting more spendy come October), […]